USGS Streamgage 384609106520001
East River Number 1 Ditch Flume 2 above Hwy 135, CO
East River Number 1 Ditch Flume 2 above Hwy 135, CO is USGS streamgage 384609106520001 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14020001. Discharge records at this site go back to 2025. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead.
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Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Gauge elevation
- 8,408 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14020001
- Coordinates
- 38.76913, -106.86656
- USGS site number
- 384609106520001
- Records begin
- 2025-05-13 (1 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 1 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
Only 7 of 12 months have enough record to summarize; the rest are omitted.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | — | 13.4 | — | |
| June | — | 51.7 | — | |
| July | — | 49.9 | — | |
| August | — | 8 | — | |
| September | — | 3 | — | |
| October | — | 13.9 | — | |
| November | — | 8.8 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does East River Number 1 Ditch Flume 2 above Hwy 135, CO normally run highest?
- June, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 51.7 cfs, against 3 cfs in September, the lowest month. These are historical normals for the date, not a forecast and not today's reading.
- How long has East River Number 1 Ditch Flume 2 above Hwy 135, CO been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 384609106520001 begin in 2025, about 1 years, covering roughly 306 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for East River Number 1 Ditch Flume 2 above Hwy 135, CO?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is East River Number 1 Ditch Flume 2 above Hwy 135, CO?
- The gauge sits at 38.76913, -106.86656, in Colorado, in hydrologic subbasin 14020001, at an elevation of about 8,408 feet.
- Can I use East River Number 1 Ditch Flume 2 above Hwy 135, CO data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.
Other gauges in this subbasin
- East River Number 1 Ditch Flume 1 above Hwy 135, CO
- Slide Ditch Flume below Hwy 135 near Crested Butte, CO
- Slate River Ab Baxter Gl @Hwy 135 near Crested Butte, CO
- Slate River below O-B-J Creek (SR3) near Crested Butte
- Slate River below O-B-J Creek (SR4) near Crested Butte
- Slate River above O-B-J Creek (SR2) near Crested Butte
- Taylor River above Trail Creek near Taylor Park, CO
- Taylor River at Taylor Park, CO